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Lady Slipper, Mountain Lady Slipper
(Cypripedium montanum)
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Form:
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A small orchid with a single leafless stem that grows from a small
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bulb. (Note: if picked, the bulb is pulled up thus the flower will never bloom
again--Never pick this flower)
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Leaves:
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alternate, up to 6 inches, conspicuously veined.
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Flowers:
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White “slipper” with purple veins set off by leaf-like bract and
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two coppery-brown sepals. 1-3 flowers one above the other on stem.
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Habitat:
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Open woods, often in moist glades. East of Cascades.
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